Advice needed about dangerous neighbour

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Hi all, I am in desperate need of advice about a guy who lives in my building. Since moving in a year ago he's caused a constant nuisance. I frequently hear him shouting awful things at his girlfriend and believe he is also physically abusing her, although of course I have no proof of this. Their arguments have escalated over the last month or so. I've called the police before and they've attended but done nothing.

I believe he has some sort of mental health problems (I hear him shouting about not taking his medication). At the weekend he set fire to the garden, shouting that he wanted to kill everyone. It was really very scary and he was eventually arrested and thankfully nobody was hurt.

I thought that would resolve the situation and he would either be held in custody or sectioned. This afternoon though he is back, shouting in the garden. What on earth should I do? I really really don't feel safe.

(I'm at work at the moment so apologies if I can't reply to people immediately).

You call 999 again and describe whats going on - he quite probably does have some MH issues/having a psychotic episode.

You keep calling 999

If you know his name, you call SS tomorrow, and they should invoke the crisis team

But the police have done nothing whenever I've previously called them. They either don't come, or come and then say everything is fine. If arson and threats of killing people don't get him proper help then what will??

I believe he is known to local mental health teams and has been sectioned before with apparently little improvement

Call 999 each and every time he kicks off, even if you think they won't help. Record him if possible.

Contact your MP and see if they can help you as the man is a ticking time bomb and his anti social behaviour whether it be caused by mental health issues/alcohol/drugs means he is volatile and die his own safety as well as all the other residents, should be taken out of that environment before he does do something to endanger you all.

I will try the MP. I'm just frightened that he will set another fire. Thankfully it was the afternoon last time but I dread to think what would have happened if we'd been asleep.

Ring 999 each time. 101 if he’s being a nuisance but not dangerous.

Contact your local council’s anti-social behaviour team. They will have a team who deals with tenants and one who deals with private sector rented & owner-occupied.

Start keeping an incident diary, log every single thing. Report to police and council.

Yes keep phoning 999. Or if you feel there is a.probmem but no immediate risk then you can report it via 101 or o line. This will build up a picture of what is going on. I would also contact your local.mental health team. If he is k own to them they may be able to get in touch with him and check to see what is going on. Keep a record of everthing so if police do attend you can tell them the history. Also, if safe to do so, maybe let the girlfriend know that you are aware of the problem and that if she needs help she can come to you or contact domestic abuse services. Maybe have some contact details for her if she seems open to it. Of course she may tell you to.mind your own business.

Sadly his girlfriend is very rarely seen outside the flat.

I just don't know why he's back already. I'm terrified he's going to start a fire tonight

999, or 101 if you must. He's threatning to kill people and light fires. Immediate danger.

I feel for you op my friend has a neighbour like this nothing ever happened she still kicks off now she has severe mental health issues

Of course I can call 999 when there's a fire, but is there no way to remove him before it gets to that point again?

I think he would need to be assessed and when he's arrested they usually see a custody nurse or can arrange a thing I can't remember the word but it's like an assement to see how bad he is etc in regards to his mental health or physical health that they could then say he needs to be held but if they don't think he's that severe then nothing really unless they think he's sectioniable

It's just so frustrating. Everyone else in the building has to have their lives put at risk because one man acts like this.

Does he rent or own? If he rents you could consider complaining to his landlord?

Contact your landlord.

The landlord has served him a section 21, but that still leaves him 2 months to do who knows what.

We had similar and called ambulance and police when she started screaming and throwing furniture out the window. She was in hospital for months afterwards.

I had the same issue with my NDN a few years ago. He would stand outside his house screaming abuse at the lamp post outside my house. He was convinced it was bugged and listening to and watching him .
He knocked down all his interior walls with a lump hammer, no RSJs . It has caused large ( but apparently not dangouse ) cracks in my bedroom walls.
He also ripped out his bathroom and kitchen and dumped everything literally in the middle of the road. But the most annoying habit was he would play the same line of a song repeatedly very loudly for weeks Yellow Submarine was one of his favs.
Me and other neighbours repeatedly called SS and the police it took 8 months of calls to get rid of him . He rented but his landlord lived in Germany ( I think ) and stopped taking mine and others call a after a few weeks. So much so that I used public call boxes so he didn't recognise the number and answered. I also called really antisocial hours , on the premise that if NDN was disturbing my sleep I would disturb LL !

As PP have said keep a writen record , a visual and sound record . Do not put yourself in a risky position though.

Thank you everyone for your replies, it's been useful to vent if nothing else. The police and ambulance service have already been involved so many times. I think I'll just have to cross my fingers he doesn't burn the place down before he's evicted :( I just don't understand why the police and mental health services aren't taking it seriously.

He needs social services and housing support. They should do mental health assessment. Perhaps they are waiting for him to be bad enough to section. Setting fires sounds like he reached the threshold. Do you know who his gp is, they can alert social services. Complain in writing to adult safeguarding team.

They've got no money to take anything seriously unfortunately